Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 128 | 123 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 57 | 1064 | 3477 | 4876 | 6720 | 5427 | 4320 | 4437 | 2496 | 1960 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49AM1.67m | 5:14PM1.80m | 5:30AM1.66m | 5:54PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.35m | 10:58AM0.29m | 11:30PM0.34m | 11:41AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 220 | 170 | 167 | 128 | 123 | 88 | 99 | 96 | 51 | 42 | 103 | 132 | 176 | 233 | 149 | 3288 | 2496 | 1960 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 78 | 23 | 88 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 189 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 18 | E 10 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
| kJ | 49 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 36 | 23 | 82 | 57 | 78 | 18 | 11 | 12 | — | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 42 | 309 | 344 | 412 | 265 | 206 | 20 | 12 | 45 | 1064 | 3477 | 4876 | 6720 | 5427 | 4320 | 4437 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 35 | 155 | 3 | 5 | 145 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
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